All Entries in the "Breast Cancer" Category
Breast Cancer And Men: The Other Victims
We think of breast cancer as a woman’s disease, and for the most part it is.
However, breast cancer can occur in men. About 10 percent of all cases of breast cancer in men are the type known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
These cancer cells form in the breast ducts and remain there. [...]
Low Estrogen Dose Safe And Effective If Breast Cancer Recurs
Researchers report that a very low dose of estrogen might help women whose metastatic breast cancer appears again after treatment.
According to the research, if estrogen lowering drugs no longer control metastatic breast cancer, the opposite strategy might work.
It was found that 30% women with metastatic breast cancer, who no longer responded [...]
Minute Spread Of Breast Cancer Ups Risk Of Recurrence
A new study by Dutch researchers suggest that even tiny stray of tumor or minute spread of breast cancer to a lymph node raises risk of recurrence in later years and requires treatment more than just surgery.
For years, doctors and patients have struggled with what to do about a microscopic tumor or stray cancer cells [...]
Breastfeeding Reduces Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk
Recent reports suggest that women with family history of breast cancer can reduce their risk of developing the disease before menopause through breastfeeding a child.
It was found that many women around the world develop breast cancer than any other malignancy and the most common risk factors include family history, early beginning of menstruation, not having [...]
Combination And Sequential Chemotherapy Effective For Metastatic Breast Cancer
Whether to use several chemotherapy drugs at once or take single agents sequentially for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer was quite controversial issue.
According to recent reports published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, both sequential and combination use of chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer are viable options. [...]
Battle Against Fungal Infections With Breast Cancer Drug
According to recent reports, an FDA approved drug, tamoxifen, used for preventing the re-occurrence of breast cancer shows effective results in fighting against life threatening fungal infections in cancer patients.
Some scientists believe that tamoxifen has certain antifungal properties and a new research from the University Of Rochester Medical Center proves [...]
Radiation Therapy In Childhood Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer
According to the results of latest study, girls who undergo radiation therapy for cancer in childhood are at increased risk of developing breast cancer in long term.
However, if the treatment includes higher doses to the ovaries, it seems to protect them from breast cancer in their later life.
As we all know, radiation [...]
New Test May Predict Breast Cancer Metastasis Risk
Every year almost 40,000 women die from metastatic breast cancer, breast cancer that has spread out of the breast tissue to affect other organs in the body.
Breast cancer metastasizes in about 40 percent of breast cancer patients.
Researchers have now identified a marker called TMEM (Tumor MicroEnvironment of Metastasis) which [...]
